WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22: FIRST FEMALE AMERICAN INDIAN DOCTOR

Profile America -- Sunday, November 22nd. As the celebration of National American Indian Heritage Month continues, the accomplishments of many pioneering men and women of the past are being honored. One of these is Susan La Flesche, an Omaha Indian from Nebraska, who became the first female American Indian physician in 1889. After graduating at the head of her class at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. La Flesche returned to Nebraska, where she married, raised a family, and built the first Indian hospital in the state. More than three-quarters of American Indians and Alaska Natives 25 and older have a high school diploma. And 13 percent have earned at least a bachelor's degree in college. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at http://www.census.gov.

Sources: Native American History, Judith Nies, p. 296

www.nlm.nih.gov

U.S. Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB08-FF.18

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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